RECORD PARACHUTE DROP.
FRENCH AIRMAN’S LEAP. Received March's, 12,20 p.m. PARIS, March 4. An airman jumped from a ’plane at a height of 27,550 ft and delayed opening his parachute until within 1046 ft of the ground. The; intervening 26,504 feet of space was covered in 2min 20scc —claimed to 1 he a world record.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 82, 5 March 1938, Page 9
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55RECORD PARACHUTE DROP. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 82, 5 March 1938, Page 9
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